to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
directly opposite; right in front
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to run about; to rush about
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
comma; decimal point; radix point
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
since when; from when; how long
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
while alive; during one's lifetime
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
simple honesty; tactless frankness
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
scattering (in all directions)
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
using for multiple purposes; reuse
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
wise ruler; sage king; intelligent and virtuous monarch
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself